katha

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See also: Katha, kathà, and kathā

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Noun

katha (countable and uncountable, plural kathas)

  1. (countable) The recitation of a Hindu religious story.
    • 2013, Deepa Sreenivas, Sculpting a Middle Class, page 50:
      A list of the common themes narrated in a katha would comprise of the kidnapping of a girl, battle, separation and epic and puranic events.
    • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 300:
      She and her group did not disperse even after the katha had commenced. Their chatter disturbed the listeners.
  2. (uncountable) Such storytelling considered as a genre.

Etymology 2

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From Hindi कट्ठा (kaṭṭhā) or Bengali কাঠা (kaṭha).

Alternative forms

Noun

katha (plural kathas)

  1. A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”). Compare Malay kata.

Pronunciation

Noun

kathâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜑ)

  1. literary composition
    Synonyms: akda, sinulat, kinatha, komposisyong literarya, komposisyong pampanitikan, akdang pampanitikan
  2. musical composition
    Synonyms: tugtugin, musika
  3. invention
    Synonyms: imbensiyon, imbento, pag-imbento, likha, paglikha
  4. creation
    Synonyms: likha, kreasyon, lalang
  5. fiction; story
    Synonyms: piksiyon, kuwento
  6. idle talk

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “katha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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